Official Reserve Account:

This part of the balance of payments informs us about how the balance of both current and capital accounts taken together is settled. Transaction in this section

is called accommodation transaction. They are accommodating transaction because the funds are moved to make the balance of payments balance. When the net balance on the current and capital accounts is in deficit, the deficit must be settled with an equal net credit in the official reserve account. If on the other hand, a country has a surplus, the surplus must be used up to balance the balance of payments.